Minister of Energy Peter Kapala said that the national utility, Zesco, has increased the hours of "load shedding" from eight to 12 hours, staggered in six-hour periods each day, to ensure that power ...

GOROMONZI, Zimbabwe, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese firm Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), together with the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe, held a cultural exchange event Thursday to ...

TOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday, as the continued rise in Japan's benchmark government bond yield fueled concerns about higher borrowing costs. Japan's benchmark Nikkei ...

A senior executive with Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) giant BYD expressed the company's commitment to green and electric travel after the automaker unveiled an all-electric double-decker bus for ...

ACCRA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Ghana has received approval from the authority of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to trade 700 local products within the African continent, a senior official ...

PRAGUE, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Czech President Petr Pavel was released from hospital on Friday for home treatment after a motorcycle mishap. The presidential office said on Thursday that Pavel was injured ...

NANJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Cao Guangjing, former vice governor of central China's Hubei Province, has been sentenced to life in prison on charges of accepting bribes and divulging inside information.

KAMPALA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Uganda is hosting a three-day tourism expo as the East African country strives to increase arrivals. The Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2024, organized by state-run Uganda ...

MAPUTO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Mozambique's government and National Hydrocarbon Company on Thursday signed petroleum exploration and production concession contracts with the China National Offshore Oil ...

SUVA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Cybercrimes have become more common in criminal offenses in Fiji, the country's Attorney-General Siromi Turaga said in parliament on Friday.

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi's documentary film, "The Yangtze River," which aims to present a true and beautiful China to global audiences, hit Chinese mainland theaters ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a loan of 500 million U.S. dollars to strengthen Indonesia's program to reduce plastic marine debris. The program will focus on ...